rubbish
(rubbishes, rubbishing, rubbished)
1. Rubbish consists of unwanted things or waste material such as used paper, empty tins
and bottles, and waste food. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use garbage, trash)
...unwanted household rubbish...= refuse
N-UNCOUNT
2. If you think that something is of very poor quality, you can say that it is
rubbish. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He described her book as absolute rubbish.N-UNCOUNT
3. If you think that an idea or a statement is foolish or wrong, you can say that it is
rubbish. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
He's talking rubbish...These reports are total and utter rubbish.= nonsense
N-UNCOUNT
4. If you think that someone is not very good at something, you can say that they are
rubbishat it. (BRIT INFORMAL)
He was rubbish at his job...I tried playing golf, but I was rubbish.≠ great
ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ at n
5. If you rubbish a person, their ideas or their work, you say they are of little
value. (BRIT INFORMAL; in AM, use trash)
Five whole pages of script were devoted to rubbishing her political opponents...VERB: V n
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